Indy IV Is Next for Ford, Says Jackson

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By Paul

The cable channel A&E wrapped up their Star Wars Biography week yesterday with a look at the life of Harrison Ford, the young Han Solo who rocketed to fortune and glory as a galactic smuggler and whip-wielding archaeologist. At the end of the show, host Samuel L. Jackson (Attack of the Clones) said that Ford was getting ready to film Indiana Jones IV next. Jackson also mentioned that in the fourth and likely last Indiana flick, we would see some of the wear and tear that Dr. Jones has gotten over the years.

Ford remains a good friend of Lucas' and Spielberg's, and may have had some contact with Jackson on the Episode II set. Does Jackson have an inside line on when we can expect Ford to don his fedora again?

At any rate, by "next," Jackson must mean after Ford finishes up his current filming commitments, which include a cop drama, shooting this fall, and A Walk Among the Tombstones, which goes in front of the cameras in January. That leaves Ford open for a spring/summer 2003 filming schedule and a late 2003/2004 Indiana Jones release.

The problem there is that being Ford's next project would interfere with George Lucas's Episode III calendar. Would the Flanneled One leave the responsibilites to Steven Spielberg and writer Frank Darabont on this one? Or would he find time to sit as producer on the project in between his Star Wars duties? Would this limit his Episode III involvement and perhaps force him to hire another director? So many questions! We'll do the investigating, and you can stay tuned to IGN FilmForce.